RAAF 'no-go' plans shock MP

The federal Member for Page says she should know the defence plans for Evans Head's exclusion area by the end of the week.

Concerns were raised this week when a proposal was leaked of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) extension of the current public 'no-go' area for RAAF training.

Page MP Janelle Saffin says locals have told her the plan would cut off beach and ocean access for commercial and recreational fishing.

She says she will be briefed by the federal Defence Minister this week.

"Once I've got the facts in front of me then we can be more strategic about how we defend the interests of Evans Head but I was quite shocked like a lot of the community to find out that these plans were afoot," she said.

The chairman of the Evans Head Marine management Committee says he was approached by the Air Force about a suitable guest list for an announcement.

Rod Blake says he fears for the future of the town if fishing exclusion zones are extended.

"Evans Head's heritage is a fishing village, it was the first prawning port to ever be developed and that's its continued heritage and that's what its economy is based on here at the moment," he said.

"Every second vehicle that comes into town from out of town at Christmas and Easter time is towing a boat."